Buffalo takes down Winnipeg in wild 6-5 OT game at First Niagara Center.

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Thomas Vanek scored with 25 seconds left in overtime to cap a wild 6-5 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday at First Niagara Center. The goal was Buffalo’s fourth power play tally of the night, and it was the only time they led all game. The Sabres were four-for-12 on the power play, and also added a shorthanded goal from Pominville. It was the first time since October 29, 2005 that Buffalo scored four power play goals in one game.

The two teams combined for six goals in the game’s first 13:06, including goals from Roy and Tropp just 11 seconds apart midway through the period. Tanner Glass, Bryan Little, Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler each collected two points for the Jets, who concluded a season-high seven-game road trip with a record of 3-2-2.

I like the fight the team put up. That was even more important than the fight Ryan was putting up. I thought the team fought hard and ended up getting him a win and I thought that was important – probably more important than anything. - Lindy Ruff

After allowing three Jets goals on 12 shots in the first period, goaltender Ryan Miller settled down to stop 16 of 18 shots over the final two frames. Miller joked that “it was nice to make it to the second period this time,” but it was obvious he felt much better about the final result.

“To be brutally honest, after those first two, I was just like, ‘Yeah. OK we’re going to do this again, huh?’” said Miller. “I tried to just slowly keep myself in the game. It helped that the guys kept putting goals up. You don’t plan nights like that and you certainly don’t like to see too many of them but it’s good we came out on the winning side.

"Again, we’re going to have to learn some lessons from this one and personally I just need to take away where I can be better and where I can make a difference. There are some situations out there where I need to start to get a little more in sync with my guys."

6:32 - Welcome to the First Niagara Center, where tonight the Buffalo Sabres host the Winnipeg Jets. This is the first time a team from Winnipeg has played in Buffalo since March 1995.

6:33 - Ryan Miller led the Sabres on the ice for warmups, and is expected to get his first start since last Wednesday against Philadelphia.

6:40 - Rick Jeanneret and Dale Hawerchuk will inducted into the Sabres Hall of Fame in a pre-game ceremony tonight. Full coverage of the ceremony will be live on MSG. The opening faceoff is scheduled for 7:23 pm.

6:48 - Be sure to check back after the game for more in-depth coverage of tonight’s game. We’ll have an enhanced version of the game blog complete with highlights, interviews and Lindy Ruff’s post-game press conference.

6:54 - Weber/Kaleta/Ennis scratched for Buffalo

6:55 - Let’s take a look at some of the storylines heading into tonight’s game: